utility truck
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19970113-022
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Willys Overland Motors, Inc.
- Date Made 1944
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1944/01/01
- Latest 1944/12/31
- Brand Name / Model MB
- Pattern Name Willys
- Service Component United States ArmyCanadian Army
- Measurements Height 175.0 cm, Length 335.0 cm, Width 157.0 cm
- Caption Utility Vehicle, 4 x 4, MB 1/4ton
- Additional Information The four-wheel drive, quarter-ton general purpose MB vehicle, or Jeep, was one of the workhorses of Allied armies throughout the war. Produced in the United States, the Jeep was fast and reliable on damaged or non-existent roads. The Canadian Army used jeeps extensively, especially in the muddy, thawing ground of the Rhineland.